mammoth

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[edit] English

A mammoth

[edit] Etymology

From obsolete Russian мамант (modern мамонт), probably from Old Vogul *mēmoŋt ‘earth-horn’ (compare Mansi ‘earth’, ou̯tə ‘horn’).

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  • IPA: /ˈmæməθ/

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia mammoth (plural mammoths)

  1. A large, hairy, extinct elephant-like mammal of the taxonomic genus Mammuthus.
  2. (figuratively) Something very large of its kind.

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[edit] Adjective

mammoth (comparative more mammoth, superlative most mammoth)

  1. Very large.

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